UP govt sanctions Rs 209 cr for free distribution of e-rickshaws across city

According to state urban development department, as many as 9000 e-rickshaws - 7000 to those from general category and 2000 to Dalits - will be distributed among the people in the year 2015-2016.Vidita Chandra | TNN | January 23, 2016, 19:34 IST

This picture is for representative purpose onlyLUCKNOW: On the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a special session with e-rickshaw pullers and distributed 2100 e-rickshaws, targeting the economically weak 'vote bank', on Friday, the Uttar Pradesh government sanctioned a sum of 209 crores for the free distribution of e-rickshaws in the city.

According to state urban development department, headed by minister Azam Khan, as many as 9000 e-rickshaws - 7000 to those from general category and 2000 to Dalits - will be distributed among the people in the year 2015-2016.

All the extra charges will also be catered by the state government.

Significantly, the state government had January 16, allotted land in its CG city township being developed in Lucknow for construction of a memorial in the name of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar at the demand of Ambedkar Mahasabha, which hosted PM Modi on Friday.